Stories about Japan from March, 2007
Japan: distorting report on anti-Japanese painting
James from Japan Probe points out a report from local Kyodo News about Anti-Japanese painting goes on display in China. He double checked with official press release, the painting is about an anti-Japanese street drama about 918 incident (Japan's invasion of China): A painting of a young girl acting out...
Japan: North Korean residents protest
A few youtube video at Japan Probe showing the weekend protest of North Korean residents in Tokyo against human rights abuse.
China and Japan: Chinese acting Japanese
In a newly released film, Hannibal Rising, Chinese actress Gong Li has taken up a Japanese character. There are some discussions on: Why does Hollywood turn to Chinese actors when casting Japanese characters? Is this a racist implication that “all asians look the same” or a mere matter of economics?...
Japan: tattoo
Ampotant blogs the cultural meaning of tattoo by looking into the Japan history.
Japan: Kappa sketches
Edo from Pink Tentacle blogs some sketches from Edo period (1603 to 1867) of Kappa, Japan’s most well-known creature of legend, which are notorious for luring people — particularly children — into the water to drown and eat them. (zh)
Japan: Thumb tribe
Neomarxisme has a great article discussing the second digital divide in Japan. The 20 years old generation is shifting from computer to mobile phone. A new generation of thumb tribe emerged.
